Wrapping case or bag.



No. 65l,7l0.

(No Model.)

WRAPPING CASE 0n BAG.

(Application filed Dec. 22, 1899.)

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UNITED STATES-- PATENT OFFICE.

ALICIA GOBMAN, OF BUTTE, MONTANA.

WRAPPING CASE OR BAG.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 651,710, dated June 12,1900.

Application filed December 22, 1899. Serial No. 741,320. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALICIA GORMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Butte, in the county of Silver Bow and State of Montana,have invented new and useful Im provemont-s in lVrapping Cases or Bags,of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to wrapping cases or bags, the object of the samebeing to provide a device of this kind by means of which the operationof wrapping bundles may be facilitated and the use of a securing stringor cord in this operation dispensed with.

The invention consists of a'wrapping case or bag having both ends openand constructed of a sheet of flexible wrapping material folded to bringthe longitudinal edges thereof opposite each other, one of said edgesbeing bent inwardly upon itself to form a pocket, and a strip of sheetmetal in said pocket, the overlapping edges of said sheet being pastedor otherwise secured to each other.

The invention also consists in other features and details ofconstruction ,which will be hereinafter 'more fully described andclaimed.

In the drawings forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a viewof the blank from which my improved case is made. Fig. 2 is a plan viewof the complete case. is a cross-section through the same, and Fig. 4 isa view illustrating the ease in its closed condition.

Like reference-numerals indicate like parts in the different views.

My improved case or bag has the body 1 thereof made from a sheet offlexible wrapping material, such as paper or the like, and has thelongitudinal edges thereof straight throughout their entire length. Thesaid sheet is folded so as to bring the longitudinal edges where theseam is formed directly opposite each other, one of said edgesoverlapping the other and bent inwardly upon itself to form a pocket 2.In this pocket is located a strip 3, ofsheet metal-such as tin, lead, orthe like-the same being secured to the opposite sides of the pocketbypaste or other suitable means. When the strip 3 is in place,

the edge of the sheet 1 in which it is located is thenpasted orotherwisesecured to the other longitudinal edge of said sheet. The

case or package is now complete and ready for use, and it will beobserved that by the Fig. 3'

construction described both ends of the case are open.

In using the case it is placed on the counter or other support with theseam along which the strip 3 is secured lowermost. The articles to bewrapped are then inserted into the case from one of its open ends, andafterward said ends are closed in the usual manner, with the extremitiesof the strip 3 bent, folded, or curled up around the upper sideof thepackage. The material of which the strip 3 is made is of such a naturethat it can be readily bent into any position, but when so bent willremain in such position against all ordinary pressures. A package isthus produced which is secure enough for all prac tical purposes andwithout the use of binding cord or string. The time required forwrapping up a bundle in my improved case or bag is very much less thanthat required when cord or string is used, and an economy is thereforeefiected not only in the cost of materials, but also in the timeemployed.

My improved case is especially adapted for use in wrapping such articlesas dry goods, haberdashery, millinery, stationery, meats, and thelike-in fact, everything except such articles as groceries andvegetables-and by reason of the fact that it has both ends open it ismore cheaply constructed than the ordinary bag and is adapted for usewith a wider range of articles to be wrapped.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

A wrapping-case having both ends open, consisting of a sheet of flexiblewrapping material folded to bring the longitudinal edges thereofopposite each other, both of said longitudinal edges being straight andone of the same being bent inwardly upon itself to form a pocket on itsunder side, and a strip of sheet metal in said pocket, extending theentire length of said case, the overlapping edges of said sheet beingpasted or otherwise secured to" each other. y

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

ALICIA GORMAN. Witnesses:

J. T. SIDLEY, M. DOOLAN.

